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using System;
using System.IO;

namespace log4net.Util.PatternStringConverters {
  /// <summary>
  /// Pattern converter for literal string instances in the pattern
  /// </summary>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// Writes the literal string value specified in the 
  /// <see cref="log4net.Util.PatternConverter.Option"/> property to 
  /// the output.
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  /// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
  class LiteralPatternConverter : PatternConverter {
    /// <summary>
    /// Set the next converter in the chain
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="pc">The next pattern converter in the chain</param>
    /// <returns>The next pattern converter</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// Special case the building of the pattern converter chain
    /// for <see cref="LiteralPatternConverter"/> instances. Two adjacent
    /// literals in the pattern can be represented by a single combined
    /// pattern converter. This implementation detects when a 
    /// <see cref="LiteralPatternConverter"/> is added to the chain
    /// after this converter and combines its value with this converter's
    /// literal value.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public override PatternConverter SetNext(PatternConverter pc) {
      var literalPc = pc as LiteralPatternConverter;
      if (literalPc != null) {
        // Combine the two adjacent literals together
        Option = Option + literalPc.Option;

        // We are the next converter now
        return this;
      }

      return base.SetNext(pc);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Write the literal to the output
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="writer">the writer to write to</param>
    /// <param name="state">null, not set</param>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// Override the formatting behavior to ignore the FormattingInfo
    /// because we have a literal instead.
    /// </para>
    /// <para>
    /// Writes the value of <see cref="log4net.Util.PatternConverter.Option"/>
    /// to the output <paramref name="writer"/>.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public override void Format(TextWriter writer, object state) {
      writer.Write(Option);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Convert this pattern into the rendered message
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="writer"><see cref="TextWriter" /> that will receive the formatted result.</param>
    /// <param name="state">null, not set</param>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// This method is not used.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    protected override void Convert(TextWriter writer, object state) {
      throw new InvalidOperationException("Should never get here because of the overridden Format method");
    }
  }
}